have a deposit

Frequency: 4.53.1 per million words

Used for an area or rock that has a natural accumulation of a substance.

depositVERB + NOUN

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have

Examples (10)

  • The area is known to have significant gold deposits.
  • Geologists discovered that the rock formation had extensive uranium deposits.
  • This soil type has a high deposit of clay.
  • The riverbed has a rich deposit of sand and gravel.
  • Ancient seabeds often have large deposits of salt.
  • Scientists are studying the rock to see if it has any valuable mineral deposits.
  • The drilling revealed that the site had several deposits of coal.
  • This particular geological stratum has a thin deposit of volcanic ash.
  • The exploration team confirmed that the region has numerous deposits of natural gas.
  • The analysis shows that the sediment has a considerable deposit of organic matter.